One of the best ways to help get a lot of similar pages filled out in the wiki is to start a '''WikiProject'''. A WikiProject is a collection of pages devoted to helping to update or add content to a specific topic within FamilySearch Wiki.

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One of the best ways to help get a lot of similar pages filled out in the wiki is to start a '''WikiProject'''.

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'''With a WikiProject, you can:'''<br>

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A WikiProject is a collection of pages devoted to helping to update or add content to a specific topic within FamilySearch Wiki.

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:*Bring groups of people together to work on a project<br>

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'''With a WikiProject, you can:'''

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:*Separate out the work that needs to be done<br>

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*Bring groups of people together to work on a project

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:*Give instructions that can always be updated within the wiki<br>

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*Separate out the work that needs to be done

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:*Find the best ways to communicate with each other<br>

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*Give instructions that can always be updated within the wiki

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*Find the best ways to communicate with each other

:For a good example of one successful WikiProject, see the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Idaho|Idaho WikiProject]].

:For a good example of one successful WikiProject, see the [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Idaho|Idaho WikiProject]].

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'''Project Features:'''

'''Project Features:'''

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*Projects have project pages where ideas are generated, tasks are assigned, and progress is tracked.

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:*Projects have project pages where ideas are generated, tasks are assigned, and progress is tracked.

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*All known WikiProjects should be listed at [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject/Projects Seeking Contributors|Projects Seeking Contributors]].

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:*All known WikiProjects should be listed at [[FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject/Projects Seeking Contributors|Projects Seeking Contributors]].

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*The discussion page attached to a project page is a convenient place to discuss ideas for the project.

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:*The discussion page attached to a project page is a convenient place to discuss ideas for the project.

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*All project pages should reside within the [[FamilySearch Wiki:Namespace|FamilySearch Wiki namespace]]. (Also see [[Help:Namespaces]] for more details about all the namespaces in the FamilySearch Wiki.)

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:*All project pages should reside within the [[FamilySearch Wiki:Namespace|FamilySearch Wiki namespace]]. (Also see [[Help:Namespaces]] for more details about all the namespaces in the FamilySearch Wiki.)